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Overview"In 1884 Republican James G. Blaine came within 1,047 votes of becoming the President of the United States. This was the margin by which he lost New York State--and thus the election--to Grover Cleveland in what has been called the dirtiest campaign in American history. Yet his career--arguably the most sensational of any American politician of the so-called Gilded Age--did not end there. He was twice U.S. secretary of state, credited with having started our country on the path to acting like a world power, a powerful speaker of the house in Congress, and a United States senator from his adopted State of Maine. He was also, in the eyes of his opponents, ""The Continental Liar From the State of Maine"" or ""Slippery Jim""--a sort of amiable ""Tricky Dick Nixon,"" as he's been later called. He was hated by certain members of his own party, yet loved by millions of others, including some of his enemies in the Democratic Party. The press called him The Magnetic Man, due to his charisma. This is the fascinating biography of a man who dominated the American political stage, starting just before the Civil War and continuing until the twentieth century." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Neil RoldePublisher: Tilbury House,U.S. Imprint: Tilbury House,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.10cm Weight: 0.038kg ISBN: 9780884482864ISBN 10: 0884482863 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 30 January 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsLearning about Blaine has never been so entertaining. Author InformationA former legislator and an award-winning historian, Neil Rolde is the author of Maine in the World: Stories of Some of Those from Here Who Went Away; Continental Liar from the State of Maine: James G. Blaine; Unsettled Past, Unsettled Future: The Story of Maine Indians; The Interrupted Forest: A History of Maine's Wildlands; and many other books. He lives in York, Maine. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |